Re: Update in all tables

From: Andrew Sullivan <ajs(at)crankycanuck(dot)ca>
To: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Update in all tables
Date: 2006-02-22 21:13:48
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On Wed, Feb 22, 2006 at 11:59:06AM -0600, Judith Altamirano Figueroa wrote:
> Hello everybody I need to update a field with the same value in the
> tables of my data base but this field exists in almost all tables and
> has the same value, I don't want to code a script, so my question is if
> there is some way to update that field with a query and affects all the
> tables that contain the field?

No, sorry. While we're at it, though, if you have the same field in
several tables, it's a good sign that your database is badly
normalised. You shouldn't have to update more than one table (which
is why there isn't a way to do this automatically).

A

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